A Practical Guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School
2nd Edition
Published on 4. March 2014
162 pages
978-1-136-21148-5 (ISBN)
Description
How can you effectively motivate young people to engage with foreign language learning?
How can young people engage with new ideas and cultural experiences within and outside the classroom?
The new edition of A Practical Guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School offers straightforward advice and inspiration for training teachers, NQTs and teachers in their early professional development. Written by a team of expert professionals, it offers a wide range of strategies for successful teaching in the languages classroom. Key topics covered include:
Helping pupils develop better listening skills
Effective speaking activities
Choosing the best texts and technology for reading skills
Teaching grammar
Internet tools and services for teaching and learning
Integrating formative assessment
The intercultural dimension of language teaching
Collaborating with primary schools and successful transition
Teaching Arabic and Mandarin
Working with TAs and FLAs
Classroom research and reflective practice
This fully revised and updated second edition includes new chapters on homework, motivation and less widely taught languages, while the core sections on reading and writing, planning, and culture and diversity have been significantly updated to reflect important changes in research, practice and policy.
A Practical Guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School extends the popular Learning to Teach Foreign Languages in the Secondary School by providing detailed examples of theory in practice, based on the most up-to-date research and practice, as well as links to relevant sources supporting evidence-informed practice. It is an essential compendium of support and ideas for all those embarking upon their first steps in a successful career in teaching foreign languages.
How can young people engage with new ideas and cultural experiences within and outside the classroom?
The new edition of A Practical Guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School offers straightforward advice and inspiration for training teachers, NQTs and teachers in their early professional development. Written by a team of expert professionals, it offers a wide range of strategies for successful teaching in the languages classroom. Key topics covered include:
Helping pupils develop better listening skills
Effective speaking activities
Choosing the best texts and technology for reading skills
Teaching grammar
Internet tools and services for teaching and learning
Integrating formative assessment
The intercultural dimension of language teaching
Collaborating with primary schools and successful transition
Teaching Arabic and Mandarin
Working with TAs and FLAs
Classroom research and reflective practice
This fully revised and updated second edition includes new chapters on homework, motivation and less widely taught languages, while the core sections on reading and writing, planning, and culture and diversity have been significantly updated to reflect important changes in research, practice and policy.
A Practical Guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School extends the popular Learning to Teach Foreign Languages in the Secondary School by providing detailed examples of theory in practice, based on the most up-to-date research and practice, as well as links to relevant sources supporting evidence-informed practice. It is an essential compendium of support and ideas for all those embarking upon their first steps in a successful career in teaching foreign languages.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
7 s/w Abbildungen, 38 s/w Tabellen, 7 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
38 Tables, black and white; 7 Halftones, black and white; 7 Illustrations, black and white
File size
1,21 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-21148-5 (9781136211485)
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Persons
Norbert Pachler is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.
Ana Redondo is Senior Lecturer in Education and Subject Leader, Secondary PGCE in Modern Languages at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
Ana Redondo is Senior Lecturer in Education and Subject Leader, Secondary PGCE in Modern Languages at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
Content
Section 1: Key Pedagogical Issues and Planning 1. Communicative Approaches to Modern Foreign Language Teaching and Using Target Language 2. Planning for Effective Language Learning 3. Presenting New Vocabulary and Structures 4. Developing Modern Foreign Language Skills through Formative Assessment Section 2: Developing Key Skills, Knowledge and Understanding 5. Developing Modern Foreign Language Listening Skills 6. Developing Speaking Skills in the Modern Foreign Language 7. Developing Reading and Writing Skills 8. Grammar in the Modern Foreign Language Classroom 9. Intercultural Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning 10. Supporting Foreign Language Learning through Homework 11. Motivating Foreign Language Learners 12. Technology-enhanced Modern Foreign Language Teaching and Learning Section 3: Broader Perspectives 13. PMFL 14. Teaching and Learning Less Widely Taught Languages 15. Working with Other Adults Inside and Outside the Classroom 16. Reflective Practice through Teacher Research
